This top-rated MacBook Air is back down to a record-low price at Best Buy

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Deals By Jennifer Allen published 16 September 2025

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Looking for a laptop that’s both stylish and powerful? Here's one that will suit students and anyone regularly commuting or working from home. You can now get the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) at Best Buy for $799 (was $999). That's a return to its all-time lowest price, and. a fantastic deal for someone seeking a powerful laptop that’s built to last.

The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) has the latest Apple M4 chip with a 10-core CPU, so it can handle all kinds of productivity tasks without a hitch. This particular model has 16GB of RAM to boost performance and a 256GB SSD for storage – a little small, but enough to cover the essentials. There’s also a great-looking 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display and up to 18 hours of battery life, so it’s a good all-rounder at an excellent price.

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Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4): was $999 now $799 at Best Buy

The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) has seemingly everything you could need, providing you don’t plan on gaming on the move. Its 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display is a particular delight, ensuring that everything looks sharp and crisp. Four speakers with Spatial Audio ensure that this is great for listening or watching content, while its M4 chip ensures you can create content well, too. Get it while it's back down to a record-low price on Best Buy.

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We stuck the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) right at the top of our list of the best laptops. As our Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) review calls it, it’s “the best ultraportable” and is our “favorite laptop” at the moment.

We said: “The MacBook Air 13-inch (M4) has an excellent build and design, working on it is a pleasure, and the M4 provides all the power [anyone] needs”. That's in addition to useful extras like a bright and colorful screen and clear audio. The only flaw we found is that Apple Intelligence is a “mixed bag”, but Apple continues to work on that.

As the best MacBook around, the Apple MacBook Air M4 also lends itself well as the best video editing Mac for those on a budget.

I can’t really rave enough about the Apple Macbook Air 13-inch (M4). It’s the laptop I would buy if I needed to upgrade. However, if your needs and budget are bigger, there are other MacBook deals you could check out. There are some good alternative MacBook Air deals around too.

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